Bursa higher at midday, in line with regional peers

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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session higher in tandem with regional markets, taking its cue from Wall Street’s overnight rally.

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At 12.30pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) added 2.66 points to 1,404.55 from Wednesday’s close of 1,401.89.

The benchmark index, which opened 5.5 points higher at 1,407.39, moved between 1,403.48 and 1,410.76 throughout the morning trading session.

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On the broader market, advancers led decliners 384 to 312, while 378 counters were unchanged, 1,327 untraded and 57 others suspended.-BERNAMA